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Personal Budgets – Education Requests for educational personal budgets are assessed on an individual basis by the SEN Local Authority Team. Requests in the first instance will be reviewed by the Children’s Commissioning Manager and the SEN Team Manager. Not all requests for personal budgets…

Personal Budgets - Health A personal health budget is an amount of money to support a person’s identified health and wellbeing needs the application of which is planned and agreed between the individual, their representative, or, in the case of the child, their families or…

The term ‘special educational needs’ has a legal definition. Children with special educational needs all have learning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn than most children of the same age. They may need extra or different help from that given…

Important information for parents and carers about how the Council buys placements in special schools not managed by the Council (non-maintained and independent special schools) referred to as ‘settings’ throughout this letter, for children and young people 0 – 25 years From February 2016 the…

If the situation is urgent you can contact the Children's Hub on 01429 284284 or out of office hours there is an Emergency Duty Team who can be reached on 08702 402994. You can visit www.teescpp.org.uk or www.lscbhartlepool.org You can find helpful advice on the Childline website www.childline.org.uk/childabuse.asp…

The Directory is a free and impartial service provided by Hartlepool Borough Council (HBC). Information contained in the Directory does not represent a recommendation or endorsement of a Service or Provider. HBC aim to ensure the information contained in the Directory is as accurate and up to date as possible, however HBC will not be held responsible for any inaccurate information where the provider has failed to notify us of any changes to the service. It is the responsibility of the provider to keep us informed of any changes to the service. Currently all staff in Ofsted registered settings need to have a Criminal Records Bureau check. Many services will also require appropriate Public Liability Insurance. Legal requirements vary from service to service. Anyone seeking to use a service should make their own checks regarding the suitability and fitness for purpose as well as to ensure the service has adequate policies and procedures in place including child protection and the safeguarding and wellbeing of children and young people.